Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
まく
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
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Particularly: “Possibly related to 巻く (maku), see Talk:過ぎる

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

(まく) (makurutransitive godan (stem (まく) (makuri), past (まく)った (makutta))

  1. roll up (one's sleeves), tuck up
Conjugation edit

Suffix edit

(まく) (-makuru

  1. do something energetically, relentlessly

Usage notes edit

Usually written in kana when using as a suffix. Attach after the 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei) of a verb, e.g. ()いまくる (oimakuru): to chase (someone) relentlessly.

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
めく
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Pronunciation edit

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "捲る"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
捲る くる [mèkúrú]
Imperative (命令形) 捲れ くれ [mèkúré]
Key constructions
Passive 捲られる くられる [mèkúrárérú]
Causative 捲らせる くらせる [mèkúrásérú]
Potential 捲れる くれる [mèkúrérú]
Volitional 捲ろう くろ [mèkúróꜜò]
Negative 捲らない くらない [mèkúránáí]
Negative perfective 捲らなかった くらなかった [mèkúránáꜜkàttà]
Formal 捲ります くりま [mèkúrímáꜜsù]
Perfective 捲った くった [mèkúttá]
Conjunctive 捲って くって [mèkútté]
Hypothetical conditional 捲れば くれ [mèkúréꜜbà]

Verb edit

(めく) (mekurutransitive godan (stem (めく) (mekuri), past (めく)った (mekutta))

  1. turn over (a page)
  2. tear off, pull up
Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN